Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers - Auburn, ME.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Auburn who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription opioid medications. This form of treatment has been around for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug abusing activities that was driven by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist and activates the same neural receptors in the brain as heroin and other powerful pain killers. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Patients involved in methadone maintenance therapy have to take it on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This can be logistically and financially difficult, but some people find it a better alternative to a heroin addiction. Nevertheless, someone starting on methadone maintenance should be aware of the fact that methadone detox is considered way more difficult than even heroin detox and withdrawal. Once on a high dosage of methadone, there are many detox centers that won't even take methadone maintenance clients because detox can be so challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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